Who is this man, Eliakim? There are a couple of references to someone with the same name and some think this is a Messianic symbol but nothing is certain. It seems at first that he is a great man. He will be established firmly by God but then in verse 25, it says that he will be cut off. So what is going on? It could be an image of Jesus but then what about the few references to the man with this name. Why didn't the scripture say what happened? We aren't told. However, there is an image of Jesus in this which is interesting. However, I appreciate what Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers said in that it was either fulfilled or that the warning worked and Eliakim changed so the disaster was avoided. I really like that someone might actually had listened to the prophet, so few did.
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